High School Scrapbook: Dan Lincoln

On getting through tough patches in races

Quite often during a long-distance race, things start getting rough and runners begin to wonder how they’re going to make it through. Even the best, like two-time NCAA steeplechase champion Dan Lincoln, go through these patches, but they have the confidence and know-how to overcome these situations.

"You have to get your confidence from your training," says Lincoln. "Go out in all your workouts, envision what you want to do and push yourself to your limits." When you’re out in the race, rely on the fact that you have already done the hours and miles of hard work that [are] necessary to see you through to the end."

The right attitude during training will prepare you for the race."Think about where you are going to be in the race and do it over and over again until it becomes routine, then you have the confidence in yourself and your ability to race with anyone," Lincoln explains.